Once Upon a Time.....

Send us Fan MailWe go back to a primary school library to hear what happens when children get steady, respectful one-to-one time to read aloud with a volunteer. We learn how phonics, safeguarding, and small tools like breathing and praise help turn reluctance into confidence, and why a whole-school reading culture matters. • hearing Year 3 pupils read aloud and reflect on how it feels • meeting Miss Karen and how she becomes a volunteer school reader • training, enhanced DBS checks, phonics, and working safely one to one • building rapport through consistency, kindness, and simple rewards • supporting a child who resists reading through breathing, Lego, and a tick chart • the school view on reading leadership and rebuilding a love of reading • how reading fuels writing and creativity through a pupil comic club Please don't forget to like, follow, or subscribe. That way you'll never miss an episode.Support the showIf you enjoy the show, please click the “Support the show” link and follow the instructions. Your support means the world to us; we wouldn’t be where we are without it. Thank you everyone.